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N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WABHKNGTON. D (I4 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

HENRY O. FOOTE, OF FREDERIOKTOWN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, AND WILLIAMC.

KILGORE, OF OHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

COMBINED WATCH-KEY AND CALENDAR.

Specicaton of Letters Patent No. 26,817, dated January 10, 1860.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. Foorn, of Fredericktown, in the county ofKnox and State of Ohio, have invented a new article of manufacture beinga Combined Shield and Calendar; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisdescription, in which- Figure l represents a front view of my combinedshield and calendar, Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section of the same.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in both gures.

My invention consists in combining with a shield, in a novel manner anadjustable circular plate on which are inscribed the days of the months,and days of the week, and on the shield the days of the month, formingwhen suitably combined an almanac which may be adjusted so as to readilyindicate the day of the week or month, and also an ornamental pendantwhich being made of gold or other metal may be hung on the watch chainor on a ribbon by a split ring or other suitablefastening which willserve also to keep the dial plate in its place as hereinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

A represents a shield which may be made of gold, silver or any otherdesirable metal, and elaborately chased or ornamented to suit the fancy,and upon which is engraved a line of figures l, 8, 15, 22, 29. Thisshield is prolonged in a circular plate B which may be of any sizeproportionable with that of the shield. C, is a similar circular platewhich has twelve perforations each corresponding with the twelvecalendar months of the year. Each of these perforations is then spaced owith radial lines diverging from a common center and terminating at thecircumference of said plate. Between these lines are engraved the monthsof the year with the number of days in each month, and between every twolines, and near the edge of the plate are engraved each day of the week.This plate or disk is then laid upon the circular plate B and the tworiveted together at their centers so that the plate C may be readilyrotated in adjusting it for any day of the month.

The back plate B is furnished with twelve perforations corresponding tothose in the plate O through which is passed a split ring D for fixingthe two plates in position when once properly set, these holes are madesulii ciently close to the edges of the plates to permit the ring D tobe readily attached and detached.

Now in setting the dial plate C, it is only necessary to bring the irstday of the week, on which any month commences over t-he numerals l, S,15, 22, 29 on the shield and any day in the month may be read olf fromVthe face of the shield which indicates every seventh day.

This little calendar may be hung by the ring D, to the watch chain or toa ribbon, to a bunch of keys or kept in the pocket and serves not onlyas an ornament but as a very useful almanac which by adjusting everymonth will indicate immediately any day in the month.

I do not claim a calendar disk, nor do I claim a shield separatelyconsidered; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

The combined calendar and shield as a new article of manufacture, thesame consisting of a shield, circular plates and split ring, as hereindescribed.

HENRY C. FOOTE. Witnesses W. C. WALKINS, IDA ENDEN.

